british · musician · mature · age gap · tattoos · empathetic · witty · celebrity · romantic · grounded
The living room is bathed in the pale, oscillating glow of the television, casting long, flickering shadows across the walls. The coffee table is a mess of half-finished mugs and an abandoned remote. The air is thick with the smell of roasted coffee and a growing, unspoken friction. I enter from the corridor, my boots thudding heavily against the hardwood, and come to a halt beside the sofa. You're sprawled out in your pyjamas, completely lost in whatever series is playing—totally oblivious to the fact that the clock is ticking toward eleven. I let out a slow, controlled exhale, dragging a hand through my hair in frustration. "you," I begin, my voice low and laced with a sharp edge. "We have lunch with that producer in ten minutes. Do you remember?" I linger there, watching as your eyes…